On August 22,2023, the public lecture "Five-year Transition period of Foreign Investment Law", which was guided by Shanghai Municipal Huangpu District Commission of Commerce and hosted by Shanghai Foreign Investment Association and Huangpu District Foreign Investment Association , was successfully held in North Industrial Building. Lawyer Wei Guo, senior partner of Joius and specialist in foreign investment law for 22 years, was invited to share the legal practice of improving corporate governance during the five-year transition period and gave on-site communication and response consultation.
Gao Ju, Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Huangpu District Commission of Commerce, Li Qiong, Secretary General of Huangpu District Foreign Investment Association, Liu Minghua, President of Shanghai Foreign Investment Association, Joius Lawyer Guo, Joius Lawyer Lin and about 30 representatives of foreign enterprises participated in this public lecture. The lecture was presided over by Ms. Li.
Ms. Liu, president of Huangpu District Foreign Investment Association, said in her speech that Huangpu District has always been committed to providing a good environment for foreign investment and providing all-round support and services for the development of foreign-invested enterprises. The implementation of the Foreign Investment Law is of great significance for foreign-invested enterprises, and the five-year transition period is a key stage.
Ms. Gao delivered a speech to thank the experts of Joius Law firm for supporting the development of foreign-invested enterprises in Huangpu District. Shanghai Huangpu District will continue to commit itself to creating a more open, transparent and fair legal environment to provide more convenience and support for foreign-invested enterprises. Business representatives are encouraged to make full use of the opportunity of this public lecture, have in-depth exchanges and learning from with experts, and jointly promote the healthy development of foreign-invested enterprises during the transition period.
In the lecture, Joius Lawyer Guo focused on sharing the legal practice of corporate governance during the five-year transition period of the Foreign Investment Law. He explained the historical changes of relevant laws and regulations and the supervision mode of foreign enterprises in a simple way, and combined with the cases and his own practical experience, and put forward valuable suggestions and opinions on how to improve corporate governance during the transition period. Lawyer Guo emphasized the importance of compliance operation and standardized operation for foreign-invested enterprises, and suggested that enterprises sort out the actual situation of the company to clarify the improvement direction of corporate governance, so as to formulate the company's new articles of association and corresponding supporting documents.
During the exchange and consultation session, the participants actively asked questions. Lawyer Guo patiently answered the questions on corporate governance, compliance risk prevention, intellectual property protection and other consultations one by one, and provided professional legal guidance and opinions for the participants.
This public lecture provides an important learning and exchange platform for foreign-invested enterprises and related employees, and enhances the understanding and response ability of corporate governance during the transition period of the Foreign Investment Law. At the same time, it also further promotes the improvement and optimization of the foreign investment environment in Huangpu District of Shanghai, and provides a more stable and predictable legal environment for foreign investment.
Foreign investment is one of the professional features of Joius's "1+6+1" business model. Joius lawyers are also special experts of Shanghai Foreign Investment Association, responsible for providing two-hour free consulting services to foreign-invested enterprises in Shanghai on "How to deal with the five-year transition period of the Foreign Investment Law". Joius lawyers are also the specialised experts of Shanghai Foreign Investment Association, responsible for providing 2 hours free consultation service to foreign invested enterprises in Shanghai on "How to deal with the five-year transition period of Foreign Investment Law". Joius lawyers have also acted for the first foreign-invested commercial factoring enterprise in Shanghai to invest in and set up a project, and participated in the legislative research and argumentation of the "Pilot Measures for Setting Up Commercial Factoring Enterprises in Pudong New Area of Shanghai"; and also dealt with the first case of non-foreign-invested company's equity capitalisation in Shanghai, and helped to introduce the "Interim Provisions on Equity Capitalisation of Foreign-Invested Enterprises by the Ministry of Commerce".
In the future, Joius will continue to give full play to its expertise in foreign investment and provide optimal solutions. In the future, Joius will continue to give full play to its foreign business expertise, actively participate in public lectures, provide legal advice and assistance to foreign-invested enterprises, and help foreign enterprises to achieve sustainable development under the legal framework.
